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The Assassination (Atentát)

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Atentát
Cinema poster
Country CZE.jpg Czechoslovakia
Directed by Jirí Sequens
Release Date 1964
Language Czech, German
Studio Filmové studio Barrandov
Main Cast
Character Actor
1st Lt. Král Radoslav Brzobohatý
1st Lt . Sedlák Ludek Munzar
Sgt. Strnad Rudolf Jelínek
Sgt. Tousek Jirí Kodet
Sgt. Vyskocil Ladislav Mrkvicka
Sgt. Vrbas Josef Vinklár
The gamekeeper Oldrich Lukes
Ondra Pavelka Jirí Holý
Col. Moravec Jirí Vrstala


The Assassination (Atentát) is a Czech black-and-white war drama directed by Jirí Sequens from 1964. The story depicting the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich in 1942 which was perpetrated by parachutists from the group ANTHROPOID sent from England. For those interested in war history this is cult film.


The following guns were used in 1964 Czechoslovak film The Assassination (Atentát):



Pistols

CZ 38

Czechoslovak paratroopers use the CZ 38 pistols as their issue sidearm.

9×17mm Browning Short
File:Rudolf Jelínek-CZ 38 pistol.jpg
Sgt. Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek) saves his last round for himself.
File:Jirí Kodet-CZ 38 pistol.jpg
Sgt. Tousek (Jirí Kodet) uses his CZ 38 to defend the entrance of the church crypt.

Walther P38

The paratroopers also have a captured Walther P38 pistol.

Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm
File:Rudolf Jelínek-Walther P38.jpg
Sgt. Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek) holds a Walther P38.
File:Ladislav Mrkvicka-Walther 38.jpg
Sgt. Vyskocil (Ladislav Mrkvicka) decides to use the P38 to commit suicide.

Luger P08

SS and SD officers, as well as Gestapo agents, use the Luger P08 as a service weapon.

Luger P08 9x19mm
File:Oldrich Velen-Luger P08 pistol.jpg
Commissioner of Gestapo Sleicher (Oldrich Velen) holds his Luger.
File:German-atnt-Luger P08 pistol.jpg
SD-officer (Oto Sevcík) holds a Luger P08 as he examines a map of the crypt.

SACM M1935A

SACM M1935A - 7.65 x 22mm Longue
File:Rudolf Jelínek-CZ 27 pistol.jpg
Sgt. Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek) puts his personal weapon, a SACM M1935A pistol, on the table.

Submachine guns

Sten

The main weapon of Czechoslovak paratroopers in England were Sten submachine guns.

Sten Mk II - 9x19mm
File:Josef Vinklár-Sten.jpg
Sgt. Vrbas (Josef Vinklár) marches with a Sten at jump school.
File:Mrkvicka-sten-detail.jpg
Sgt. Vyskocil's (Ladislav Mrkvicka) Sten gun, true to form, fails when needed.
File:Radoslav Brzobohatý-Sten.jpg
1st Lt. Král (Radoslav Brzobohatý) watchs from the church with a slung Sten gun.
File:Rudolf Jelínek-Sten.jpg
Sgt. Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek) fires on the Germans from the church gallary.
File:Jirí Kodet-Sten.jpg
Sgt. Toušek (Jirí Kodet) fires at an SS trooper descending into teh church crypt.
File:Ladislav Mrkvicka-Sten.jpg
Sgt. Vyskočil, Sten in hand, refuses to surrender.

MP40

SS soldiers carry MP40 submachine guns.

MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm

Rifles

VZ-24 Czech Mauser

Czechoslovak army soldiers used VZ-24 Czech Mauser rifle.

Czech vz. 24 - 7.92x57mm Mauser
File:Radoslav Brzobohatý-vz24 rifle.jpg
1st Lt. Král (Radoslav Brzobohatý) during training in Scotland.

Karabiner 98k

The basic equipment was a for German soldier also Karabiner 98k rifle.

Karabiner 98k - 7.92x57mm

Machine guns

MG34

Germans was deploy against a paratroopers to hidden in the church also the MG34 machine gun.

MG34 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum

MG42

The film got a little "renonc" when in the first moment in the window appeared MG42, that was then swapped for the MG34.

MG42 7.92x57mm Mauser with 75-round ammo drum

Hand grenades

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

The SS men were completely equipped with a Model 24 Stielhandgranate.

Model 24 Stielhandgranate

Training Grenade

The czechoslovak troops use what look like modified Great War Italian Pineapple grenades. France purchased many Grenades from Italy during WW1 and started building their own after a while. Though this film takes place in the post-WW2 years, the production seemed to use Italian Pineapple style training grenades, to impersonate French F1s or American Mk IIs.

File:Rudolf Jelínek-Mills bomb.jpg
Stg. Strnad (Rudolf Jelínek) demonstrates that the instructor a paratroopers training how can wield the hand grenade.

Trivia

10,5 cm Flak 38

Planes with paratroopers and also night bombers were under heavy fire from 10.5 cm FlaK 38.

A Flak 38 105 mm anti-aircraft gun

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